0 upvotes, 1 direct replies (showing 1)
View submission: Are there examples of oligarchic governments being removed peacefully?
[removed]
Comment by StorySad6940 at 23/01/2025 at 07:25 UTC*
5 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Winters defies oligarchy as a system of rule in which the ultra-wealthy are capable of successfully mobilising their resources for the purposes of wealth defence. You are the one defining oligarchy in a meaningless way by equating it to authoritarian rule. As explained above, oligarchy and authoritarianism (as understood in mainstream political science scholarship) are not the same thing. Given this is an academic subreddit, I’d assume it is appropriate to approach discussions of this nature with conceptual rigour and nuance.